Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE), in his influential text, The Politics, wrote about different types of governments and state constitutions, as well as what he...
Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-1492) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church when Jacob (or James) Sprenger and Heinrich (or Henry) Kramer began formulating...
In this narrated video essay, we present the absolute cheesiest tale about Charlemagne (r. 768-814) that was recorded by the medieval monk and historian,...
Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
"The sectarians deafen one another with their noise and clamor, keep anxiety away with their screeching."
From Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling...
This painting, attributed to the Italian artist Antonio da Vendri (16th century), draws inspiration from the ancient Greek mythological tale of the Judgment of...
The renowned conqueror, Alexander the Great, and his brilliant father, King Philip II, are the two best-known members of the Macedonian Argead Dynasty. Yet,...
Sima Xiangru (c. 179-117 BCE)
"Misfortune often lurks in the shadowy darkness and springs forth when men are off their guard."
This quote comes from...
An interesting figure known only by his title of viscount lived in China during the transformational mid-11th century BCE. Although the name of this...
